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Beilgeach
Beilgeach
Irish
Adjective
Beilgeach (genitive singular masculine Beilgigh, genitive singular feminine Beilgí, plural Beilgeacha)
Declension
Declension of Beilgeach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | Beilgeach | Beilgeach¹ | Beilgeacha³ | |
| Vocative | Beilgigh¹ | Beilgeach¹ | Beilgeacha | |
| Genitive | Beilgigh¹ | Beilgí (obsolete) Beilgighe |
Beilgeacha | Beilgeach |
| Dative | Beilgeach² | Beilgeach¹ (archaic) Beilgigh¹ |
Beilgeacha³ | |
| Comparative | Beilgí (obsolete) Beilgighe |
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¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
- An Bheilg f (“Belgium”)
- Ríocht na Beilge (“Kingdom of Belgium”)
Noun
Beilgeach m (genitive singular Beilgigh, nominative plural Beilgigh)
Declension
Declension of Beilgeach
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Beilgeach | Bheilgeach | mBeilgeach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "Beilgeach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.